Job Description

Compensation Range

$32 - $35 / hour

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society\'s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to \xe2\x80\x9cAlways Do The Right Thing!\xe2\x80\x9d, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

How you make a difference

Under direct supervision of Assistant Program Manager, Health Services Administrator or higher licensed medical professional, the Licensed Vocational or Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN) participates in the patient plan of care by administering medications to patients, within scope, following written/oral instructions, and communicating and maintaining accurate patient records.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform nursing procedures according to standards of care and within scope of practice as dictated by the state LVN licensing board, such as:

o Aseptic and sterile dressing changes
o Isolation precautions
o Administration of O2 therapy and nebulizer treatments
o Perform prescribed or routine skin testing
o Collection of specimens for laboratory studies such as clean catch urine, venipuncture, straight catheterization for urine collection, throat culture, sputum specimens, and stool specimens
o Laboratory testing: such as blood glucose with visual or meter interpretation, interpretation of skin testing results, dipsticks urine, guaiac/hemoculture studies, urine specific gravity
o Collect patient database: vital signs, vision screening, height/weight, abdominal girth
o Recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations and effectively intervening with emergency equipment, supplies, and material
o Participate in patient and family health education as deemed necessary by health care providers * Maintains open lines of communication with RN, MD, or NP/PA as it relates to the persons served health needs with the medical and facility staff while maintaining confidentiality including any significant observations and patient response to care

• Transcribes doctor\'s orders as necessary and ensure orders are processed and comprehended with pharmacy and non-licensed staff
• In accordance with documented policies and procedures, prepare and administer (PO, Sub Q, IM, SL, PR, and topical) ordered medications to persons served housed in each facility and report significant findings and observations to the MD, PA/FNP, RN, or psychiatrist
• Maintain and manage accuracy of all medical records of persons served to include MARs, observations, interventions and plans
• Know the use of all medical equipment including Trauma Bag/AED\xe2\x80\x99s and oxygen tanks
• Keep pharmacy and medication carts neat, clean and stocked at all times
• May assist in the job shadow portion of the interview process, orientation and training of new and potential staff
• Responsible for the performance evaluations and successful training of direct reports
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer

Qualifications & Requirements

Education for Licensed Practical Nurse:

• High school and specialized training for licensing/certification(s)

Experience for Licensed Practical Nurse:

• Basic knowledge of all medications being dispensed

Licenses/Certifications for Licensed Practical Nurse:

• Current (and must maintain) unrestricted LVN/LPN license, certification or registration in state of practice
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) security clearance

Additional Details - Candidate Facing

BONUS AVAILABLE!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn\xe2\x80\x99t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

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